Kid Nation 6

       Rationalization is the way of thinking emphasizing knowledge, reason, and planning. Taylor used this in the beginning by planning on putting pressure on Zach. They also used this by planning and working on moving the trash and barring it. The leader from the green team and the rest of the council planed on punishing Taylor. Lastly they planed on filling the water tank as a town.


         Social Exchange is a voluntary  action you perform to expect something in return.  
This was used when they told Taylor to help at first she did and then she didn't. Also they chose new leaders, at first it wasn't working but then it got better. Another reason was when Taylor said she was going to change but she never did. Also when Greg said he wouldn't yell anymore and they trusted him but he did the opposite.


           Conformity  is adjusting behavior to match group expectations. I saw this used when the blue group had there mind set to win the challenge and so the rest of the team put the effort in and got a good rank. This was also used when Zach from the yellow team got the yellow team to start doing thing so everyone else that wasn't doing anything started to. I saw this also used when the older kid from the red group had to take charge because the town was going crazy. Lastly I saw this when every one the town started working as a team so the people who normally didn't work started to work .

The Park

      yesterday at the park was pretty good. The only thing I didn't really like about the park was that it was really hot outside and I was really sweaty. I also had a pretty good time there, I played football hit the volleyball, and also Frisbee. But when I played with the volleyball I hurt someone so I stopped playing that. The walk back to the school was bad because I was all sweaty and tired from running all day. Once we got back to the school and got to our class rooms you could really smell the stich of everyone. We got ice cream too and I got to ice cream sandwiches because my friend didn't want his so that was good for me.

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Something That Bugs Me

         Something that really bugs me is when people ask the obvious questions. This bothers me because I Know they are probably saying it just to make me mad. For example at lunch when people ask me if I'm going to finish something I already started to eat. I always ask them why they would ask me a question like that. Another example is when the ask me if I'm going to paly basketball or something. Like isn't if obvious that I'm going to do that if I have a basketball in my hands. Sometimes I want to say to them no I'm not doing that I was just going to sit there and watch the ball magically play by itself. People can really get on my nerves now of days.

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Basketball

         Basketball is my favorite sport because I think it better than most sports. Basketball is really fun to play even if your not good at it. I really like to play this sport because I can almost dunk on the regulation size goal which is 10 ft. Basketball is also my favorite because I'm taller than most of the kids that play so its easier for me to score. Its fun when you can score in basketball and help your team win games. Another way I like basketball is that  I'm tall so I can block most peoples shot which is very fun to do. I like to block shots because it can stop the team from scoring.

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Shoe fedish

      I am a big shoe fan. I think that I get this shoe thing from my dad because he has like 30 pairs of shoes. I think that a lot of shoes for one person. But he said he's going to start letting me wear some or he's going to give me some pairs. Right now I have about 12 pairs of shoes and some of those shoes I don't even ware. I have the shoes because some of them don't fit or I just wore them and haven't taken time to wear them again. I think the reason I really like shoes is because I like the fact that I have options of shoes to chose from. My dad no joke has a pair of shoes for every outfit he has.

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Kid Nation 7

     Deviant  is a person  who breaks society norms. This was used by the girl that was selling snacks when she was in the upper class. Another way was when Jared tipped the snack table over. Also when the council took the money and not split the money. lastly when the kids wouldn't listen and just slacked and didn't do anything.

      Stigma is an undesirable trait or characteristic that is used to negatively label a person. I saw this used when they labeled Taylor as lazy. Also when they said that Greg was called a bully for picking on Nathan. Another reason was when they the girl from the blue team was calling Anja a bad leader cause he wasn't working right. Then I saw this when they were saying that the council was doing poorly.

        Social Control  is how society can pressure people to conform to norms. I saw this when some of the council were not doing things so the town didn't. Also when most of the yellow team didn't work barley anyone else worked on the yellow. Then I saw this when the girl opened a snack shop and then this boy opened a necklace shop. lastly I saw this when one person slacked and then everyone else did.

Kid Nation 5

       All of the kids in the yellow group except for one uses group. Group is to or more people that are in regular contact. The two older boys from the blue use group by them over powering other people. Also everyone uses group because there all in different color groups, like red, yellow, green, and blue. The council is another example of group because they are at the top of the list.

       In this episode I also saw them using out-group. Out group is a group targeted by an in group. They put the girl from the yellow in  out group because she's lazy. They also put the rest of the people in out group because they were lazy and didn't do there job. Before people wanted to target Greg from the blue.


        Group Boundary is a way for a in group to separate itself from out group. Taylor and her friends used this by her friends choose her because she treats them right. Also I saw this when the girls were told to cook but they didn't do anything. Another way this was used when everyone from the other teams except for Taylors  friends wanted out of council.

Kid Nation 4

          One of the girls from the green team used status set as acting as a friend towards the girl she was walking with. The kids in the dining room used this by saying what religion group they are in. All the people who believe in different religions also used status set because there all friends. Two of the girls in banaza  are sisters in kid nation.

           The other thing I saw was that the kids in this episode used achieved status by separating there selves into different religious groups. Some of the kids also used is by saying that they will be there own person and no one will change that. Also they used this by being in different groups. The kids used this in the show down by working hard and choosing which class they are in.

            

           I saw in this episode social interaction. I saw this when the girl brought the kids together outside by the fire to pray. I also saw this when the people were making friends there. The other way I saw this used was there are to girls that were sisters. Lastly I saw this used when the kids were working together as a team.